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To learn what is good, a thousand days are not sufficient; to learn what is evil, an hour is too read more
To learn what is good, a thousand days are not sufficient; to learn what is evil, an hour is too long.
The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.
The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
Fortune does not come twice. Misfortune does not come alone.
A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
Reunion after long separation is even better than one's wedding night.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
Never write a letter while you are angry.
To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.
To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
The second best times tend to be more difficult.
Happiness, long life, and health, are the common desire of most men.
Happiness, long life, and health, are the common desire of most men.
